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Max Weber Quote on Power and Social Context

„Power is the chance to impose your will within a social context, even when opposed and regardless of the integrity of that chance.“

Max WeberMax Weber defines power as the chance to impose one's will within a social context despite opposition.
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Maximilian "Max" Carl Emil Weber was a German sociologist and economist.

Max Weber's definition of power describes it as the ability to enforce one's will despite opposition within a social context.


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Max Weber (1864–1920) was a prominent German sociologist, economist, and political economist, considered one of the founding figures of modern sociology. He is known for his work on bureaucracy, capitalism, and political sociology.

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